Howard McNeil

Howard Gilbert McNeil (October 24, 1920–November 27, 2010) was a meteorologist in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas for more than twenty years from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s. He was affectionately known throughout the Southwest as "The Old Weatherbird" because his broadcasts were seen all over the region as part of the regular programing at the superstation KFJZ, Channel 11. McNeil was born October 24, 1920 in Chicago, IL. He was the second of four children of Malcolm Gilbert McNeil and Frances Grant McNeil. On February 20, 1943 he married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Klaas. They had three sons, Scott, Brian and Bruce. He was a graduate of The University of Denver, and was the first member of his family to earn a college degree. He...